成 chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth syn 完 wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire syn 结束 結束 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close syn 毕业 畢業 bì yè graduation / to graduate / to finish school syn 完毕 完畢 wán bì to finish / to end / to complete syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 了结 了結 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up syn 开动 開動 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating) syn 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking / food and drink / diet syn 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 一贯 一貫 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent syn 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 下课 下課 xià kè to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired 完结 完結 wán jié to finish / to conclude / completed syn 停机 停機 tíng jī (of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom) syn 收尾 shōu wěi to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish syn 修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo) syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 上下班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work 禁食 jìn shí to fast / to abstain from eating / to forbid the eating of (certain foods) / a fast 出师 出師 chū shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander) syn 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom) syn 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 责令 責令 zé lìng to order / to enjoin / to charge / to instruct sb to finish sth syn 收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over syn 因噎废食 因噎廢食 yīn yē fèi shí lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk syn 好吃 hào chī to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous syn 做完 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task 新天地 xīn tiān dì Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai) 写完 寫完 xiě wán to finish writing 考完 kǎo wán to finish an exam 吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating / be unable to eat any more 收官 shōu guān final part of a go game (see 官子[guan1 zi3]) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage 食人 shí rén man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people 喝光 hē guāng to drink up / to finish (a drink) 成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation 采食 採食 cǎi shí to forage / to gather for eating / to pick and eat 吃坏 吃壞 chī huài to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating 涂饰 塗飾 tú shì to apply paint, veneer etc / to plaster over / decorative coating / finish / veneer syn 辟谷 辟穀 pì gǔ to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice) / to fast 吃斋 吃齋 chī zhāi to abstain from eating meat / to be a vegetarian syn 饱足 飽足 bǎo zú to be full (after eating) 尽 盡 jìn to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely syn 终 終 zhōng end / finish syn 毕 畢 bì the whole of / to finish / to complete / complete / full / finished syn 从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing) syn 罢 罷 bà to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish syn 卒 zú soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess syn 蟊 máo Spanish fly / grain-eating grub 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span syn 一挥而就 一揮而就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke syn 饱食终日 飽食終日 bǎo shí zhōng rì to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work) syn 寅吃卯粮 寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later syn 竣 jùn complete / finish syn 饫 飫 yù full (as of eating) 有头有尾 有頭有尾 yǒu tóu yǒu wěi where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn 食言而肥 shí yán ér féi lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) / fig. not to live up to one's promises syn 出活 chū huó to finish a job on time / to produce the goods 曲终奏雅 曲終奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ perfect finish (idiom) 有头无尾 有頭無尾 yǒu tóu wú wěi (idiom) to fail to finish off what one started syn 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish 吃腻 吃膩 chī nì to be sick of eating (sth) / to be tired of eating (sth) 吃不服 chī bu fú not be accustomed to eating sth / not be used to certain food syn 歁 kǎn unsatisfied (of eating) 嗿 tǎn sound of many people eating 冗食 rǒng shí eating without working 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn taking or eating more than one's due (idiom) / greedy and selfish 狂饮暴食 狂飲暴食 kuáng yǐn bào shí drunken gluttony (idiom) / eating and drinking to excess 蟹獴 xiè měng crab-eating mongoose 辍食吐哺 輟食吐哺 chuò shí tǔ bǔ to stop eating and spit out 食人鲨 食人鯊 shí rén shā man-eating shark / same as 大白鯊|大白鲨[da4 bai2 sha1], great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 馕糟 饢糟 nǎng zāo to stuff oneself with forage / forage eating livestock 大胃王 dà wèi wáng eating champion 狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change 过胖暴食症 過胖暴食症 guò pàng bào shí zhèng binge eating disorder (BED) 鉝 lì a kind of eating utensil / (old) (Italian) lira (loanword) / livermorium (chemistry) 食之无味，弃之可惜 食之無味，棄之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them 饭替 飯替 fàn tì body double (in eating scenes) 吃饭皇帝大 吃飯皇帝大 chī fàn huáng dì dà eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw) 开吃 開吃 kāi chī to start eating 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom) / fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating / to show what one is made of 吃播 chī bō mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience 含饴弄孙 含飴弄孫 hán yí nòng sūn lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom) / fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age 吃屎都赶不上热乎的 吃屎都趕不上熱乎的 chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de lit. if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (idiom) / fig. (of a person) too slow / can't keep up 犼 hǒu mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog 辟谷 辟穀 bì gǔ (Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals / to fast / also pr. [pi4gu3] 电子榨菜 電子榨菜 diàn zǐ zhà cài (slang) entertaining content such as Internet videos and TV shows that people watch while eating 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng to become sick of a food after eating it too much 包园儿 包園兒 bāo yuán r buy the whole lot / finish up or off 儩 sì the end / to finish 傮 zāo finish, to go around 喝掉 hē diào to drink up / to finish (a drink) 